Congress names 10 new faces in Karnataka Cabinet expansion
The Congress party has expanded the Karnataka Cabinet by inducting 10 new ministers, including the lone woman member, A.V. Gayatri Shanthegowda. The expansion follows a period of internal deliberation and adjustments to the ministerial list.
Why it matters
Cabinet expansions are critical for political stability and regional representation within state governments in India.
Two months after D.K. Shivakumar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka, along with 13 Cabinet Ministers, the Congress party announced expansion of the Cabinet with a list of 20 legislators to be sworn in on August 3. The expanded ministry will have as many as 10 new faces . Seven Ministers from former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s team will be back in the Cabinet.
While there was speculation of at least two berths being kept vacant, the party has decided to fill up the entire Cabinet quota. Party sources said that the list underwent many changes before the names were released on August 3 morning.
In a twist to the Cabinet expansion, though AICC released the list in the morning, the list was revised by afternoon. The change — removal of the name of Mankal Vaidya and adding that of S.S. Mallikarjun.
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